[Editor: These two letters, regarding the deaths of two Australian soldiers in the Boer War (1899-1902), were published in Riverina Times, Hay Standard, and Journal of Water Conservation (Hay, NSW), 3 January 1901.] The late Trooper Clancy. We have received the following … [Read more...] about The late Trooper Clancy [letters re the Boer War, 3 January 1901]
soldiers' letters Boer War
At the front: With the Fourth Contingent: Letter from Lieutenant W. J. Kellaway [Boer War letter, 23 November 1900]
[Editor: This letter, from a soldier serving in the Boer War (1899-1902), was published in The Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld.), 23 November 1900.] At the front. With the Fourth Contingent. Letter from Lieutenant W. J. Kellaway. Mrs. J. E. Kellaway, of … [Read more...] about At the front: With the Fourth Contingent: Letter from Lieutenant W. J. Kellaway [Boer War letter, 23 November 1900]
From the late Mr. A. M. Aberline [Boer War letter, 23 October 1900]
[Editor: This letter, from a soldier serving in the Boer War (1899-1902), was published in The Riverine Grazier (Hay, NSW), 23 October 1900.] From the late Mr. A. M. Aberline. From a letter received on Friday last by Mrs. Aberline from her son, Private A. M. Aberline, of … [Read more...] about From the late Mr. A. M. Aberline [Boer War letter, 23 October 1900]
Letter from Colonel Otter: The Sixth Contingent [Boer War letter, 27 April 1901]
[Editor: This letter, from Colonel Alfred Otter (1838-1920), regarding the Boer War (1899-1902), was published in The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.), 27 April 1901.] Letter from Colonel Otter. The Sixth Contingent. Pretoria, March 26. “Here we are at the front at last. We … [Read more...] about Letter from Colonel Otter: The Sixth Contingent [Boer War letter, 27 April 1901]